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US 11,229,163 B2Granted
Harvester reel anti-wrap baffle
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsHerbert M Farley, Barry E. Lehman
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Abstract
A reel assembly (200) for a header of a combine harvester is provided. The reel is guided by a cam assembly (300). A baffle (408) is provided to the reel assembly (200) and incorporated into the cam assembly (300) to deflect crop material away from the cam assembly.
Claims20
A harvesting reel for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a reel assembly including:
- a central rotating shaft,
- a plurality of support members extending widthwise across the reel assembly and connected to the central rotating shaft for rotation therewith, and
- a cam assembly for guiding movement of the support members, the cam assembly having:
- a cam track having an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface and connected to the reel assembly,
- a pair of cam followers connected to one of the plurality of support members, one of each of the pair of cam followers respectively engaging the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of the cam track, and
- a baffle proximate the pair of cam followers for deflecting crop material, wherein the baffle spans and overlaps the pair of cam followers.
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A reel assembly for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a central rotating shaft;
- a plurality of support members extending widthwise across the reel assembly and connected to the central rotating shaft for rotation therewith;
- a guide assembly having an inner circumferential track and an outer circumferential track, and connected to one of the plurality of support members;
- and
- at least one follower assembly for guiding movement of the support members, each follower assembly including:
- a pair of followers for engaging the inner circumferential track and the outer circumferential track of the guide assembly, and
- a baffle that spans and overlaps the pair of followers.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.